Pre-Symposium Events & Themes

Pre-Symposium Events

Workshops

Zuplex

Zuplex Botanicals is a developer and manufacturer of botanical extracts, specialising in African indigenous botanicals- for the cosmetic, functional foods and beverages, and nutraceutical sectors. Delegates will visit the Zuplex production facility, see some of its products, and have the opportunity to engage with members of the Zuplex team.
Fee includes transport, packed lunch and dinner.

DUT

Delegates will receive a short form of formulation training in making soap and lotion.
Fee includes transport, packed lunch and dinner.

Themes

  • Harnessing African Medicinal Plants for Health; Wellness and Innovation; Drug Discovery from Natural Sources and Commercialization
  • Pharmaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals; Nutraceuticals from Plant Natural Sources; Quality Control, Medicinal Chemistry; Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology
  • Natural Product Isolation from Plants; Characterization and Identification
  • Integration and Involvement of Traditional Health Practitioners and Community Support
  • Cultivation and propagation of medicinal plants